Saturday, April 21, 2012

Star Trek or Star Wars

As a writer, my A to Z challenge is going to be about books, characters, TV shows and movies that have impacted me somehow. Enjoy! Be sure to check out Lee’s blog to find more bloggers taking on this challenge!

Star Trek, Star Wars

How to choose??? I encountered Star Trek first. I loved the possibilities in that series. It was my first taste of science fiction. I’ve loved all of the series and most of the movies (there are a couple of read duds in there though!). I wrote my first scripts (albeit in my head) about Star Trek. And then George Lucas came along. Star Wars was so ‘big’ when it came out. Lucas is brilliant and we’d never seen anything like it on the screen. My favourite characters were always the nonhumans – Chewie, R2D2, C3PO, Yoda. Well Han Solo too - of course! What’s not to love? So, I'm going with 2 this time - I can't choose!

I grew up on Star Trek and loved it. Then Star Wars came out and it absolutely blew me away, I was totally caught up in Star Wars mania. But you know what? When the dust cleared, I'm still a Star Trek kid at heart. I still love Star Wars, but it's Star Trek for me.

What's really odd? As old and cheesy as the original Star Trek is, it seems less 'dated' in some ways than the first Star Wars movie. I think it has to do with the hair. Star Wars hair (at least on Luke and Han) is much more rooted in time than Star Trek hair.

Start Trek came first for me. While the first three Star Wars will always be a part of my youth (the second three will hopefully be forgotten in time) Star Trek has been there my entire life, with five series and eleven movies. Star Trek conventions are everywhere, the show inspired almost every astronaut, and led to the best spoof ever - Galaxy Quest. Star Trek for me!

Okay, I'm cracking up. Guess what my "S" is - yep Star Wars. Hop over and you can geek out with me. I have a soft spot for Star Trek. I even have Star Trek checks (that's because the Star Wars checks were discontinued). I really love the new Star Trek movie by JJ Abrams, but my heart will always belong to Luke Skywalker.

I did science fiction for S, listing my top ten favorites - and Star Wars and Star Trek tied. There is no way, like you, I could choose between them. I love how both have filled my world with fun, excitement, cool ideas, bravery, and sharing lots of quotes and laughs with friends (fellow nerds!)

That's a hard choice to make. Loved watching Star Trek on TV, then went on to watch the movies, of course. And also loved Star Wars. I remember my husband and I standing in line for the opening show of the first Star Wars.

I was the opposite; I was a Star Wars fan for a few years before I ever saw any of the Star Treks. I really do love them both, though. Star Trek (particularly TNG) is more logical and even inspirational, but Star Wars is so epic and awesome!